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inThe British Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol.81 Issue 1 (January 2018) . - p. 3-4

Titre :	Occupational therapy and low vision rehabilitation: Future directions
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Elizabeth A. Barstow
Année de publication :	2018
Article en page(s) :	p. 3-4
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	ergothérapie  cécité  basse vision  malvoyant
Résumé :	Low vision refers to an eye condition causing permanent, uncorrectable vision loss, interfering with a person’s ability to participate in occupational performance (National Eye Institute, n.d.). According to the World Health Organization (World Health Organization, 2014), an estimated 285 million people worldwide are visually impaired; while 39 million are blind, a much larger number – 246 million – have low vision. Older adults comprise the majority of those with low vision. Globally, 82% of people living with visual impairment are aged 50 years and older, and the vast majority are in low-income settings (World Health Organization, 2014). Even in the United Kingdom (UK), one in five individuals aged 75 years and older has low vision (United Kingdom Vision Strategy, 2013).
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[article] Occupational therapy and low vision rehabilitation: Future directions [texte imprimé] / Elizabeth A. Barstow . - 2018 . - p. 3-4.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in The British Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol.81 Issue 1 (January 2018) . - p. 3-4

Mots-clés :	ergothérapie  cécité  basse vision  malvoyant
Résumé :	Low vision refers to an eye condition causing permanent, uncorrectable vision loss, interfering with a person’s ability to participate in occupational performance (National Eye Institute, n.d.). According to the World Health Organization (World Health Organization, 2014), an estimated 285 million people worldwide are visually impaired; while 39 million are blind, a much larger number – 246 million – have low vision. Older adults comprise the majority of those with low vision. Globally, 82% of people living with visual impairment are aged 50 years and older, and the vast majority are in low-income settings (World Health Organization, 2014). Even in the United Kingdom (UK), one in five individuals aged 75 years and older has low vision (United Kingdom Vision Strategy, 2013).
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